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So i was pondering a recipe for an ipa. I tend to like high IBU beersHere is my idea. I know the crystal is not popular, i'm going a caramel color, with caramel taste as well any substitutes are welcome. I believe my O.G. was 1.067 with a final around 1.018, ~6.2ABV%, 15ish SRM, and 87ish IBU's. I also want to keep it a extract/partial mash recipe.

“Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drank, I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn’t drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, “It is better that I drink this beer and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver.

1.5 lbs crystal is too much. That LME already has some crystal. adding that much more is.. well it's not to my liking but you are the brewmaster. I bet you would get a nice color from the victory and the 60L all by them selves. bump up the victory by another lb.

Also I see nothing but 60 minute and dry hop, you aren't gonna get a lot of hop flavour that way. maybe move some to FWH and some to 30 or 20? but again, largely a case of personal preference.

Thanks for suggestions. I was not sure on the hop schedule. For the yeast is Safale-04 going to work with O.G. estimate?

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“Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drank, I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn’t drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, “It is better that I drink this beer and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver.

should be fine. Can't find info on how well it attenuates but It's not going to have a problem with the og. you might want to use 2 packs, or 3 of the 5 gram packs. Check out Mr Malty pitching calculator. it can give you the exact amount.

“Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drank, I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn’t drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, “It is better that I drink this beer and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver.

Also I see nothing but 60 minute and dry hop, you aren't gonna get a lot of hop flavour that way. maybe move some to FWH and some to 30 or 20? but again, largely a case of personal preference.

yeah - more late hops. Also, shame to use Citra at 60 - I'd reserve that strictly for late...

I've never used Citra for bittering, but I've heard more than one report that it can lead to some cat pee flavors if you do.

If it were me, I'd take all your 45 minute and 30 minute additions and move them to 20 or 15 minutes. Take the Citra and use half at 20 or 15 minutes and use half for dry hops. Your current hop schedule will give you a lot of IBU's (too much, probably) and not a lot of aroma/flavor. Here's what I come up with when I tweaked the hop schedule you listed. I don't know the AA% of the hops you're using, or your batch/boil size, but this should put you closer to a reasonable BU:GU ratio.

Thanks for the ideas on the hop schedule, my 1st draft i was just throwing random numbers around. I will definitly change the citra 60min addition (i don't want any "pee" favors in my beer).

I'm curious as to how much honey/sugar i should add to the mix and when to add it?

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“Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drank, I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn’t drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, “It is better that I drink this beer and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver.

“Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drank, I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn’t drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, “It is better that I drink this beer and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver.

For an IPA, you don't have much going on in late additions. Dryhopping will provide aroma, but additions at the end of the boil will give depth to the aroma and flavor (I add them at ~ 170F while cooling).

You could use the same amount of a higher alpha hop later in the boil than your Cascade at 60 min (say... Centennial at 40 min, for example), then use your cascade at the end of the boil. I didn't run the IBU calcs, but it looks like you can.

If you haven't bought ingredients yet, then we open up all kinds of possibilities :-)

What are you going for? Are you trying to model a certain commercial example(s)?

I have not bought anything yet, i have redone the recipe and added some hops and rearranged the hop schedule. I'm really not going after a certain commercial example. I just the C's hops and want a good hoppy beer in tastes and nose. I was thinking of adding a very small amount of honey malt as well. I was also wondering how much honey/sugar to added to dry out the beer a little bit (3gal batch).

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“Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drank, I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn’t drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, “It is better that I drink this beer and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver.

“Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drank, I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn’t drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, “It is better that I drink this beer and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver.